India to Intensify Scrutiny of Citizens' Social Media, Emails

  • Bid seeks software to shape positive international narrative
  • Tender calls for tool to ‘neutralize’ India’s adversaries

Narendra Modi

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India’s government is looking for a company to analyze social media posts to help boost nationalism and neutralize any "media blitzkrieg by India’s adversaries."

In a lengthy tender posted online, India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said it wants a company to provide analytical software and a team of at least 20 professionals to "power a real time New Media Command Room."